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Douglas, city, Isle of Man
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, city, capital of the Isle of Man, Great Britain. It is a popular resort, connected by rail to Ramsey and Port Erin, on the…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: A Ship and a Man
148 150 A Ship and a Man SEEING a ship sailing by upon the sea of politics, an Ambitious Person started in hot pursuit along the strand; but the people's eyes being fixed upon the Presidency no…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Man and the Bird
163 165 The Man and the Bird A MAN with a Shotgun said to a Bird: "It is all nonsense, you know, about shooting being a cruel sport. I put my skill against your cunning-that is all there is of…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Man and the Lightning
19 21 The Man and the Lightning A MAN Running for Office was overtaken by Lightning. "You see," said the Lightning, as it crept past him inch by inch, "I can travel considerably faster than you…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Man with No Enemies
32 34 The Man with No Enemies AN Inoffensive Person walking in a public place was assaulted by a Stranger with a Club, and severely beaten. When the Stranger with a Club was brought to trial,…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Man of Principle
64 66 The Man of Principle DURING a shower of rain the Keeper of a Zoological garden observed a Man of Principle crouching beneath the belly of the ostrich, which had drawn itself up to its full…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Man and the Wart
96 98 The Man and the Wart A PERSON with a Wart on His Nose met a Person Similarly Afflicted, and said: "Let me propose your name for membership in the Imperial Order of Abnormal Proboscidians,…Stephen Crane: Once a man clambering to the housetops
Once a man clambering to the housetops Appealed to the heavens. With a strong voice he called to the deaf spheres; A warrior's shout he raised to the suns. Lo, at last, there was a dot on…Stephen Crane: Forth went the candid man
Forth went the candid man And spoke freely to the wind— When he looked about him he was in a far strange country. Forth went the candid man And spoke freely to the stars— Yellow light tore…Robert Graves: An Old Twenty-Third Man
An Old Twenty-Third Man"Is that the Three-and-Twentieth, Strabo mine, Marching below, and we still gulping wine?" From the sad magic of his fragrant cup The red-faced old centurion started up…Trending
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